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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lithuania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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